Annual Report 2016/17
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ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 CLARITY QUALITY RESPONSIBILITY OPENNESS ASPIRATION INNOVATION Welcome I am delighted to be able to report on a further year of growth, continuing success and outstanding achievements of our students at East Surrey College. The Education sector already an excellent position, to 11th overall. is facing significant This from a total of 215 institutions. challenges and the The numbers seeking a place at this College position in Further continue to grow and stem from an increasingly Education is no wide geographical area. Survey results – many of less pronounced. which are included in this report - are overwhelmingly However, amid positive. All this suggests we are seen as a popular these challenges and welcoming place in which to study. However, we are opportunities to are alert to maintaining this as a safe and inclusive be seized. This year College for all our students. We therefore work hard has been one of and in collaboration with many organisations to seeking these out - ensure that our students are well-equipped to keep finding and building themselves safe and healthy, respecting themselves, on partnerships and others and the values of this country such as raising prospects for democracy and tolerance. our students, the College and its sustainability. Over the past year, all post-16 organisations have been This College is proud to serve a wide and diverse subject to a process called Area Based Review, a community. In recognition of this, we are launching national review of how colleges are faring to enhance the Adult Learning Centre course offer this summer their financial viability. We were very pleased that the responding to a growing need from adults for more Review recognised the high quality of this College, opportunities to gain qualifications, retrain or simply our careful and robust management of our finances to learn something new. We look forward to seeing and the very high volume of young people and adults this flourish in the years ahead and from a strong who progress to a positive future. While this does not base of several thousands of adults already choosing deny challenges ahead for all of us, it does mean we to study with us in the evenings and on Saturdays. can face the future with confidence that we are very well positioned to serve our communities while we continue to strive to do even more. A major step change for us over the past few years has been our hugely increased working with employers to meet their skills and growth needs Jayne Dickinson and our drive to place more students into secure Principal and Chief Executive apprenticeships. With constant expansion, we now see apprenticeships as a strong progression route for many hundreds each year and our work with employers – large and small – has deepened with excellent partnerships in many sectors including construction, engineering, health and business sectors. Nor have we restricted the scope of our work. We are delighted that our first Degree Apprenticeships are now confirmed working with university and major employer partners. A taste of our work is included in this Report. Organisations measure their success in many and various ways. Here, our student achievement rates are already high, they continue to increase and we are very highly placed in national data tables. The release of the 2015/16 National Achievement Rates by Institution for students aged 16-18, saw the College’s national position rise from 18th, which is College Overview East Surrey College is a medium-sized, General Further team comprising an additional four members and Higher Education College serving the local and spanning student support, quality, human resources business communities of the boroughs of Reigate and and business development. The College’s staffing Banstead, Tandridge and Mole Valley. The College includes Learning Support Assistants and a number of also attracts increasing numbers of students from tutors teaching a wide range of adult and community the broader area of south London as well as parts of learning courses in a variety of venues. Sussex and Kent. The College is a respected partner to The College offers vocational courses with progression a large and growing number of organisations spanning routes from Entry/Level 1 to Level 4/5 (Higher education, community and business. Education) and continues to expand its Higher The College, which incorporates the widely respected Education offer with university level courses validated Reigate School of Art, has outstanding state-of-the- by the University of Brighton. Sited so close to art facilities and resources for students to learn and Gatwick Airport, the College offer also supports a develop skills with a strong focus on progression and range of qualifications to prepare students for careers employability. The College’s curriculum offer is closely in the business, aviation and travel industries. mapped to the priority skill development areas of the Apprenticeships are expanding rapidly and are Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), particularly buoyant in Construction and Engineering. Gatwick Diamond Initiative and local business needs, Higher Apprenticeships are also offered in a recognising its strategic position at the heart of these small number of subjects at Level 4/5. There is areas. Excellent results and first-class teaching, as an expanding range of professional qualifications endorsed within the 2015 Ofsted report, subsequent available to the local community including some online external reports and the overall success rate position options. The College is also the largest provider in of the College against national data have resulted in Surrey of vocational learning for 14-16 year olds. continuous growth and success. There is substantial provision for students with The Governing Body sets overall strategy with the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Executive and tightly monitors the College’s progress. working closely with Surrey County Council to develop Each Governor brings to the College their particular programmes and progression routes. In addition area of expertise to great benefit. The Executive team the College has a range of successful programmes comprises the Principal and Chief Executive, Deputy developed specifically to reduce the number of NEETs Principal, Curriculum and Standards and Vice Principal, (those not in education, employment or training). Finance and Resources with the wider Directorate HighEr education (he) Highlights The College offers an increasingly wide range of with university partners around courses at Higher Education (HE) and Professional Degree Apprenticeships for all the levels including Higher National Certificates and Surrey Further Education colleges. Higher National Diplomas in Construction, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Sport & Exercise Sciences, The College continues to employ Photography, Graphic & Digital Design, and Theatrical a full time HE Scholarship Make-Up; as well as Foundation Degrees in Business, Development Manager (one Travel & Tourism Management, Event & Tourism of just 14 nationally), via the HEFCE Catalyst/AoC Management, Aviation Operations Management, Music Scholarship Project, who has developed policies and and Sound Production, Internet Software Development processes around multidisciplinary work, teaching and Early Years Care and Education, validated by and learning and applications scholarship. They are University of Brighton. leading on the organisation of the first Surrey Colleges Scholarship Conference in July 2017. The College The College is launching its first Degree Apprenticeship is also benefiting from increased HE collaboration in September 2017 in Embedded Electrical & Electronic with the other Surrey Further Education Colleges, Systems developed in conjunction with London South especially around promotion, scholarship, staff Bank University and Thales, a major local employer. development and widening participation, and partially HNC in Civil Engineering and HND in Fashion & Textile seconds its Head of HE to Guildford College Group. Business Development are also being launched. The College is leading in facilitating developmental work Working with Schools 14-16s are an active part of the College community. ensure students can access suitable progression Through delivery of vocational qualifications and pathways into further education, training and taster sessions, working with over 15 partner employment. schools and special schools across a wide The College runs a variety of workshops and events geographical area, the College delivers Outstanding which continue to develop each year. We have run success identified in the most recent Ofsted Gifted and Talented workshops to a wide range Inspection Report (January 2015) and enabling of local schools as well as Pupil Premium events pupils to gain practical skills as part of their school to our partner schools. All workshops have a core programme which can inspire them to higher focus to promote progression routes in key areas achievements. and to support learners within their educational The College continues to work in close partnership journey. A total of 88 students were involved in with Reigate Sixth Form College delivering a joint Gifted and Talented events including workshop application process for four partner schools. sessions in Aviation, Engineering, Information Technology, Art & Design and Music Technology. The College also offers an excellent alternative 60 students from our four partner